Fish Chris Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Yesterday here in Nor Cal, we broke our heat wave, with a big delta wind. Dropped about 25-30 degrees, in a 24 hr period. So last evening, I went out for a little music fix, and wow ! Everything was so much louder, and cleaner. The one obvious difference, was that my alternator was holding at like 14.3V, compared to 13.3V, on a hotter day. But is this the "only thing" that made the difference ? I've heard something about colder air being denser, or something like that ??? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Oh hey, speaking of higher voltages, can somebody remind me of that setup that will hold your voltage rock solid at whatever voltage you set it for ? I think 15.2 - 15.5 would be good Peace, Fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPINE408 Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 some cars are louder in the heat some are louer in the cold mostly in the cold other than that your alt pushes more power when its cold that can make all the differnce in the world more power less current draw less heat less thd Quote Have you ever had your woofers blown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-money Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 fish your thinking of the xs power vcm. and i have always figured when its colder the air is dense and so it moves more with less push. plus everything can cool off faster. due to the surrounding air being cold Quote 2002 ford focus hatch pioneer DEH-P8400bh infinity kappa 6.5 components front and rear XS Power D1200 Shuriken BT-100 audioque 120.4 2 15 inch audioque HDC3 D2 2 audioque 2200d big 3 mechman 220a alt with external regulator 479-418-3056 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoudBimmer Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 In hot weather my score was 2db's low than in 80degree's weather. Now it's getting down to 60's so it should be even higher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPINE408 Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 i will put a 100 on it saying he is louder and cleaner cause of the higher voltage cold weather has nothing to do with it sounding better Quote Have you ever had your woofers blown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Chris Posted October 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Well, depending on how you look at it, I'm getting higher voltage, because of the colder weather.... So from that standpoint, the colder weather has a lot to do with it. But yea', I know what your saying, and I think that must be at least "most" of the difference. Peace, Fish i will put a 100 on it saying he is louder and cleaner cause of the higher voltage cold weather has nothing to do with it sounding better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-navi-916 Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 It also gets louder with elevation as well.i remember kasey and i would be slammin to 99vics house as soon as we climb this big ass hill turns brutal out of no where Quote BUILDLOG http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...showtopic=61862 "98crewcab"Never a POS....just always "a work in progress" lol that's how we roll bitches!!! Your a lowlife kid. I bet your mother wants to kill herself for not swallowing your ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Chris Posted October 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Now that's interesting too. Of course the air gets thinner, as you get higher, but I wouldn't have known whether the air up higher was harder to push, since their was less of it to push, or easier to push, because it was thinner.... Apparently the latter, huh ? Fish It also gets louder with elevation as well.i remember kasey and i would be slammin to 99vics house as soon as we climb this big ass hill turns brutal out of no where Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrionStang Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 There should be more shows in the mountains lol. In my car, you can "feel" it more when its cold, but its definitely not as "loud". Science. Quote SMD Super Seller My Feedback Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berto Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 fish your thinking of the xs power vcm. and i have always figured when its colder the air is dense and so it moves more with less push. plus everything can cool off faster. due to the surrounding air being cold I believe you're right with the VCM. But I also believe he's misunderstanding the concept of the VCM. The VCM ensures that your Alt will charge at the set voltage, not "hold your voltage rock solid." You can have a VCM but a garbage electrical and you'll still have bad voltage drops. Quote TEAM FLEX ISSUES Car: 1985 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royal 24" Rims HU: 7" Carputer, Planet Audio EQ, iPhone. Coax: T3 Audio 4" speakers Subs: 2x 18" T3 Audio TSNS (walled) Sub Amp: DC 9k SOON TO COME T3 Audio 6x9s MB Quarts 6.5" comp set MAYBE ADDED 2nd DC 9k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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